Chicken in Salsa Verde Tamal Casserole (Cazuela de Tamal de Pollo en Salsa Verde)

Name: Chicken in Salsa Verde Tamal Casserole (Cazuela de Tamal de Pollo en Salsa Verde)
Ingredients: Vegetable oil to grease the baking dish; 1 batch of corn dough or masa from CHICKEN IN GREEN SALSA TAMAL recipe; 1 batch salsa verde (recipe follows); 2 cups shredded cooked chicken; 1 1/2 cups Mexican crema, or Latin-style cream, creme fraiche or sour cream; 2 1/2 cups (about 10 ounces) grated Oaxaca cheese, mozzarella or Monterey Jack; FOR THE SALSA VERDE:; 2 pounds green tomatillos, husks removed and rinsed; 2 garlic cloves; 2 serrano or jalapeno chiles, or more to taste; 1 cup cilantro, leaves and upper stems; 1/4 cup roughly chopped white onion; 1 teaspoon kosher or coarse sea salt, or to taste; 2 tablespoons safflower or corn oil

Chicken in Salsa Verde Tamal Casserole (Cazuela de Tamal de Pollo en Salsa Verde) was pinched from <a href="http://www.patismexicantable.com/2015/04/chicken-and-salsa-verde-tamal-casserole/" target="_blank">www.patismexicantable.com.</a>

INGREDIENTS

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Vegetable oil to grease the baking dish

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1 batch of corn dough or masa from CHICKEN IN GREEN SALSA TAMAL recipe

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1 batch salsa verde (recipe follows)

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2 cups shredded cooked chicken

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1 1/2 cups Mexican crema, or Latin-style cream, creme fraiche or sour cream

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2 1/2 cups (about 10 ounces) grated Oaxaca cheese, mozzarella or Monterey Jack

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FOR THE SALSA VERDE:

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2 pounds green tomatillos, husks removed and rinsed

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2 garlic cloves

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2 serrano or jalapeno chiles, or more to taste

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1 cup cilantro, leaves and upper stems

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1/4 cup roughly chopped white onion

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1 teaspoon kosher or coarse sea salt, or to taste

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2 tablespoons safflower or corn oil

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